South Korea vs Upper middle income: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square

South Korea
0.0069 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
9th
Upper middle income rank
9th

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square over time

  • South Korea
  • Upper middle income
00.0020.0040.0060.008197019962023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.0069 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0063 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 12.1 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 203 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0042 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 0.0059 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 0.0074 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0069 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 0.0071 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0066 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square, South Korea or Upper middle income?
South Korea, at 0.0069 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between South Korea and Upper middle income?
0.0063 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Upper middle income?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
South Korea ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

South Korea vs Upper middle income: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/total-greenhouse-gas-emissions-excluding-lulucf-mt-co2e-per-square-kilometre/korea-rep/upper-middle-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/total-greenhouse-gas-emissions-excluding-lulucf-mt-co2e-per-square-kilometre/korea-rep/upper-middle-income/">South Korea vs Upper middle income: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.